mrsmackpaul

You done well to share them here, all of interest to me That white stuff on the ground cant be snow ? Or could it, buggered if I know Paul

Oceanliner, airliner, jetliner, streamliner I guess the list goes on, it's a bit like the famous "blinking eye" court case in the US when Ford stole the intermittent wiper system that Robety Kearns invented Ford claimed he didn't own the invention of the components so it didn't belong to Kearns Kearns argued that they were correct but he owned the arrangement of the components that allowed the intermittent wiper system to operate Kearns won the case, mind you it cost him everything, money family house the lot, anyway I'm getting off topic here But using that thought process Freightliner doesn't own the letters but rather the arrangement as a whole and since Mack only used some of those letters Freightliner wouldn't have a case Paul

At 185 bucks it would be worth it even from out here with all the wheels I have Doubt it will ever happen, mind you if I keep a on social media buy swap and sell they do come up every now and then for a lot less Paul

https://fb.watch/8u-ouwctTW/ Hopefully the link works, shouldnt need to be on Facelessbook to view it Paul

Not many left in Australia now, looks to be in good order Paul

Sounds exhausting to me Paul

Looking fantastic, enjoying watching this build come together Paul

Winner winner chicken dinner, you've done well Thats a pretty high standard you set, should be proud of the results Thanks for sharing with us Paul

Not with pulling it apart sorry If someone has used silicone or silastic or that type of thing it can be squashed off on the inside and drops down and gets pumped thru the box or caught in the sliding dogs and makes it jump out of gear, run loud and wear out before its time If this is a remanufactured box with only 20,000 miles on it wouldn't it be covered under warranty ? Pretty sure Mack is 100,000 km in Australia on remanufactured stuff so that would be 60,000 miles If you tamper with it to much you might void your warranty if it still applies Maybe something to look into Paul

Crook bearing in the box or a oil gallery is blocked Paul

Been a while between drinks, looking forward to more updates Paul

Would you believe mrsmackpaul@gmail.com Something I wouldn't forget lol Paul

Yeah mate, they headed bush around 1 in the morning, made for a very slow 150 km plus trip to the next town, rolled into town at sunrise Paul

So many letters I think I got confused some what, carry on as I can now see by my quick re-read I was getting a tad lost 🤔 Not to worry I think Im back on track now Paul

So much to learn about these Macks, I'm gunna have to re-read this thread as I'm getting a little lost (this happens quite often with me) and want to make sure I get the facts as close to correct in my peanut size brain as I can 😉 Paul

I have never seen a midliner with a bonnet or hood on it, I assumed that was a North American thing Vlad do you know if a hood was ever offered in Europe? Paul

No dumb questions here Was meant to collect a load of steel RSJ beams near Mackay but when I went to collect them they weren't as described There was something I wanted to look at in Townsville, for the life of me I can't remember what now, I do remember that I sat there for a day waiting for the cleat that went walk about when I busted a stud between Ayr and Mackay Also wanted to collect a McGrath axle McGrath is a brand of semi trailer made in Australia up until the mid 80's and when ever I see axles come up I collect them as spares are getting harder to find And seeing my son as well at Ayr Pretty sure I wanted to look at a old COE Mercedes Benz truck, a rare one as well but I honestly cant remember what I was gunna look at at Townsville May of been a Superliner as there was a mob there that HeavyHaulageAustralia bought out before going belly up had a heap of old series I and II's on heavy work, that long ago now I cant remember Long story short I ended up getting steel beams in Adelaide from a old Supermarket roof But thats a whole other story Paul

Not to argue ir even question wgat is said as Im definitely no expert here at all The broucher in Vlads link above shows spoke wheels Maybe different parts of North America offered different options, a bit like east and west coast Just a observation Interested to know your thoughts Paul

I dont think so, the cab was shared around a bit, but the drive train and chassis ob most was Renault, so French and Magiurs was German Paul

Im with you, I've stood my ground a couple of times and the cops have then tried to intimidate me and bully me Thats a big no no with me and I just dig my heals in and push back and have had two coppers shifted on and a few cases thrown out Don't get me wrong, I have full respect for them until they become disrespectful Paul

Well the editing department finally extracted a digit, (pulled a thumb out of their a$$) and after many attempts Part 6 of this adventure is ready for viewing Paul

I dunno much about these Alcoa rims except some are as shiny as my head on a hot day and some are as dull as my bank balance some times Great stuff and I'm sure it was worth the effort Paul

Have never seen a aerial mount like that, all the ones I have seen in Australia clamp around the mirror arm Looks good, do you reckon you will have anyone to talk to out there in CB land I dont think anyone even uses those old sets anymore in Australia and it's all UHF theses days, has been for 20 years or more likely 30 years now I dont even use one of those much, only if I have a wide load Paul

I have even less idea now 🤪🤪 Paul

Was thinking if you hadn't pulled the motor apart you could maybe put the coolant system under vacuum with a tap and see if it holds vacuum I realize it's to late now but just for future reference for someone else might read this one day it could be of some help maybe Paul